Dolphin Watch by John Vornholt

Author:John Vornholt
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780375890178
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2002-04-30T04:00:00+00:00

“You what?” bellowed Milos’s father as he paced up and down the pier in Abalonia. “You took a sky galley, then crashed it into the ocean?”

The boy tried to explain to his father, but everything came out in a jumble. His mother, Melina, looked pained and embarrassed. She finally glanced at Tavia, who had brought the boy home.

“It’s not as bad as that, Dimitri,” said the doctor calmly. “Joshua Longacre was on board, waiting to see the captain, and Milos followed him up into the sky galley. They were accidentally cast off. Had your son not been following Joshua, it could have been much worse. And we have to be thankful for Lilith, who followed both of them into the storm. Nobody was injured, and the galley was recovered by the local fishermen, thanks to Milos.”

“Still, he knows better than that,” insisted Dimitri, looking disappointed. “That dolphinback has been trouble since he got here—”

The doctor cut him off. “Calm yourself. I began the chain of events by taking Joshua to Prosperine in that same sky galley. That’s where he got the idea he could leave Dinotopia in the galley.” She proceeded to tell the rest of the story, turning it over to Milos for the grand finale.

Dimitri wasn’t as angry anymore, but he was still scowling. Melina grabbed her son and gave him a loving hug. “You poor thing.”

“So where is Joshua Longacre now?” asked the fisherman.

“We split up as soon as we got back to land,” answered Milos. “I went to get help, but he was really worried that he would get in trouble. He kept talking about getting thrown in jail. I told him that we don’t have any jails, but he still ran off. I don’t know where he went.”

“I hope somebody is taking care of him,” muttered Dimitri. “He’s a troubled lad.”

Milos kept one bit of information to himself—that Joshua might return to the wild beach at the tip of Crackshell Point.

“I know Milos is young and makes mistakes,” said Tavia, “but he basically just wants to help people. He goes to great lengths to do it, which is very commendable. You can’t punish him for being adventurous.”

Dimitri narrowed his eyes at the young lad. “Oh, I think we can cut down on his adventures a bit … or make sure they aren’t so dangerous. Besides, he has to get ready to choose an apprenticeship. Right, son?”

“Right, Father.” Milos gulped.

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